Wednesday, July 5

09:00 Robin Teufel (University of Freiburg): The structural prerequisites for enzymatic flavin-N5-oxide formation09:45 Margaret Ahmad(University of Paris VI): Cryptochromes and perception of electromagnetic fields: role of the redox photocycle and potential signaling mechanisms10:15 Thomas Heine(Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg): Enantioselectivtiy of styrene monooxygenases towards sulfides is defined by a tyrosine in the active site

10.45 Coffee/tea break

Session 12: Flavoenzymes & Biotechnology II

11:15 Gianluca Molla (University of Insubria): Playing on both sides of the mirror: amino acid oxidases as versatile tools for chiral biocatalysis12:00 SébastienWillot(Technical University Delft): A light-driven cascade to promote peroxygenase catalyzed reactions

Session 15: Flavoproteins & Health

Chair: Willem van Berkel (Wageningen University & Research)

11:15 Maria Barile (University of Bari): Unraveling the role of riboflavin and its derived cofactors in health and diseases12:00 Patricia Ferreira(Universidad de Zaragoza): Human Apoptosis Inducing Factor: from its molecular mechanism to its functional and pathological significance12.30 Francesca Magnani(University of Pavia): Crystal structures and atomic model of NADPH oxidase

13:00 Lunch

Session 16: Flavoenzyme Structures and Mechanisms II

Chair: Peter Macheroux (Graz University of Technology)

14:00 Giovanni Gadda (Georgia State University): The biochemistry and biophysics of D-Arginine dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa14:45 Hans-Petter Hersleth (University of Oslo): Activation of the class Ib ribonucleotide reductase by a flavin network in Bacillus cereus15:15 Milagros Medina(University of Zaragoza): Kinetics and thermodynamics in ligands binding as FMN production determinants in bifunctional FAD synthetases15.45 Anne-Frances Miller (University of Kentucky): Ultrafast kinetic studies reveal effects of electron transfer and charge recombination on the lifetime of flavin semiquinone